Bar Mills church hosts tree festival, holiday service Over a dozen decorated trees are on display at the annual Christmas Tree Festival at Bar Mills Community Church, 13 Hermit Thrush Drive. The trees can be viewed during services on Sundays Dec. 19 and 26 from 10-11 a.m. The church also will hold services beginning at […]

Veterans to be honored at wreath ceremony Dec. 18 The South Buxton Cemetery on River Road at Tory Hill will conduct its annual Wreath Across America observance beginning at 10 a.m. Dec. 18. The program opens with laying wreaths on veterans’ graves. Opening remarks are set for 11:45 a.m., followed by a moment of silence […]

Warm winter coats available at Town Hall Coats donated by the Salvation Army are available at Buxton Town Hall, 185 Portland Road, for children of all ages as well as adults. If you or someone you know is in need of a warm coat, stop by the town office. The Town Hall is normally open […]

Annual Touch-A-Truck, tree lighting Nov. 28 The town’s annual Touch-A-Truck and tree lighting is set from 5:30-7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 28, at the Public Works Building, 215 Portland Road. Parking will be available at the adjacent Buxton Town Hall. Christmas lights will be strung on lighted fire engines, dump trucks and police cruisers. Refreshments will […]

Dorcas Society again cancels traditional Christmas play “The Old Peabody Pew,” a Christmas play traditionally performed every year, will not be staged this holiday season, according to a Facebook post by Dorcas Society of Hollis and Buxton. The society began producing the romantic comedy in 1916, but it has been shelved for the past two […]